Steamboats on the Susquehanna: The Wyoming Valley Experience by F. Charles Petrillo.
Published in 1993 by the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. This illustrated regional-history book documents steamboat travel on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley from the early nineteenth century through the final years of local service.
Contents include:
Politics and Steamboats, 1817–1825
The Great Steamboat Race of 1826
The Middle Years, 1834–1860
The Hendrick B. Wright and the Golden Years
The Final Years, 1883–1902
Notes, index, acknowledgments, and author information
Includes numerous historic photographs and discussion of vessels such as the Wilkes-Barre, Plymouth, Nanticoke, Mayflower, Hendrick B. Wright, Wyoming Valley, and others associated with river transportation in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Copyright: 1993
ISBN: 0-937537-04-7
Approximately 80 pages
Illustrated throughout
Softcover
Preowned vintage condition with light cover, edge, and handling wear. Interior pages appear clean and readable. Please review all photographs for exact condition.
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